Reviewers from Gramophone praised the quartet's ability to adapt their style to the teenage Mozart, highlighting the "unusual musical insight" and lack of sentimentality.
Mozart's very first quartet, featuring a prominent Rondeau finale. Cuarteto Casals - Mozart - Early String Quartet...
Critics at Classics Today were much harsher, describing the approach as having "clunky phrasing" and "minimal vibrato" that made for a "real chore" to hear, particularly in the D minor quartet K. 173. Track Highlights Notable Features Quartet No. 1 in G, K. 80 Reviewers from Gramophone praised the quartet's ability to
Sudden fortes are often attacked with considerable force, contrasting with extremely delicate quiet passages. Cuarteto Casals - Mozart - Early String Quartet...
The quartet used a matching set of classical-period bows for this recording, acquired through a Borletti-Buitoni Trust award. Critical Reception Reviews for this specific set were polarized: